Love those things. Seen a couple sittjng all the way back on the bags a few times. Guys had bigger balls than i do to wheelie that big a bike
Is Harley-Davidson done for?
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Love those things. Seen a couple sittjng all the way back on the bags a few times. Guys had bigger balls than i do to wheelie that big a bike
Im back in the market myself and i will admit that Harley isn’t on the list even though I enjoyed my sportster. The maintenance is ridiculously high and i like to ride to much.
Looking at the FZ07 yamaha bikes right now and the suzuki SV650. If harley would come back down to earth i would be interested
Looking at the FZ07 yamaha bikes right now and the suzuki SV650. If harley would come back down to earth i would be interested
HD is basically OLD GM. They are stuck in the past and refused to changed. They were living on there old baby bloomer customers who all have 1 foot in the grave now and cant ride.
Companies that run like shit should go out of business. The HD business model - increase 50 year old tech by 10% each decade. Also if you ever been to a HD dealer, their reps are clowns and make you regret even showing up to look at a HD!
Companies that run like shit should go out of business. The HD business model - increase 50 year old tech by 10% each decade. Also if you ever been to a HD dealer, their reps are clowns and make you regret even showing up to look at a HD!
Only high if you pay the dealer to do maintenance. I do it myself and anyone who has very basic knowledge of which direction to turn a wrench can do the basic maintenance themselves. It cost me $35 to do the oil change and I think around $90 to do a full service with all fluids. I just did a brake flush last week that cost me $7. No valve adjustments and no chain maintenance or replacement.
It's no more expensive to maintain a HD than any other bike and I'm comparing to when I owned Honda's. Replacement parts are probably higher but I wouldn't really know as in the 6 years I've owned Harleys the only part I had to replace was a brake master cylinder rebuild kit that I caused to gunk up by not changing my brake fluid. That kit was $19.
You’re right. The problem for me was and is they said either they service it or the warranty was voided
Sounds like a garbage dealer, sorry you had bad luck. Sounds like a lot of people have had bad luck with some dealers and that's a shame because it really puts a bad taste in your mouth about a whole brand. My dealer was fine with me doing my own service never had a problem. There's a local dealer to me that requires them to service the bikes but only because they offer a lifetime power train warranty on any bike they sell. So it's understandable they want to be sure it's serviced correctly
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Yeah they went under a couple of years ago
Harley maintenance costs are over blown. Honestly, no different than a car. Only things I let the dealer do was the neck bearing adjustments.
Dealers will try and tell you that you need to pay their $1000 10k service. "Gotta take the valve covers off and adjust the valves" they said. Umm... no the **** you dont. Thats what the hydraulic lifters are for.
Clutch cable adjustment is easy.
I personally did NOT like the Dyna front brake master cylinders. 1 failed on my bike, and my ex had 3 masters fail on hers. 2 were dealer replaced, 1 after the warranty expired.
Dealers will try and tell you that you need to pay their $1000 10k service. "Gotta take the valve covers off and adjust the valves" they said. Umm... no the **** you dont. Thats what the hydraulic lifters are for.
Clutch cable adjustment is easy.
I personally did NOT like the Dyna front brake master cylinders. 1 failed on my bike, and my ex had 3 masters fail on hers. 2 were dealer replaced, 1 after the warranty expired.
Good luck in your search for a new bike! The fz-07 is a sweet bike, a guy I work with has one and loves it
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